ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, the organisation best known for compiling the Shanghai Ranking, has published the latest edition of the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) – a subject-based ranking of the world’s leading higher education institutions. As in the previous year, the Jagiellonian University was ranked in 12 disciplines, the highest result among Polish universities. The JU’s best-performing subject is psychology.
The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects lists universities in 57 subjects across Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences. It uses a range of objective academic indicators and third-party data to measure the performance of world universities in respective subjects, including research output (Q1), research influence (CNCI), international collaboration (IC), research quality (Top), and international academic awards (Award).
The GRAS 2025 ranking includes around 2,000 universities from over 100 countries. As in other rankings, exact positions are assigned only to the top 100 universities, while the remaining institutions are placed in ranges. This year, the Jagiellonian University was listed in 12 disciplines:
Natural Sciences
- Mathematics: 201–300
- Physics: 201–300
- Chemistry: 401–500
- Earth Sciences: 301–400
Engineering
- Food Science and Technology: 301–400
Life Sciences
- Biological Sciences: 201–300
Medical Sciences
- Clinical Medicine: 201–300
- Public Health: 401–500
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: 301–400
Social Sciences
- Sociology: 201–300
- Education: 401–500
- Psychology: 151–200
Full GRAS 2025 results are available on its official website.
